Commander Lee R. Marshall USN (Ret.) was born in Caldwell, Ohio on March 1, 1926 to the late Rev. Daryl C. and Hannah Marshall. In Feb. 1930, his family moved to Flushing, Ohio where he graduated from high school in 1944. He enlisted in the Naval Aviation Cadet program Feb. 1944, and reported for duty in July of that same year. World War II ended prior to his completion of training. After enlisting in the Naval Reserve, he was placed in the Inactive Reserve and was discharged from active duty on Jul. 1, 1946. In Sept. 1946, he enrolled at Washington and Jefferson College (W&J) graduating in May 1948. Upon graduation from W&J he reentered the U.S. Navy and was commissioned as an Ensign and given orders to report to flight training in Pensacola, FL. Upon completion of flight training in March 1950 at Corpus Christi, TX he received his Naval Aviation Wings and was ordered for further training at San Diego, CA. While in training in San Diego the Korean War broke out in June 1950. Lee was ordered to duty in Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47) and moved to the Naval Air Station, Alameda, CA. While in VP-47 he completed two tours of duty in the Korean theatre. Lee remained in service to the Navy for 31 years. His duties included flight instructor, aircraft carrier catapult and arresting gear officer, Early Warning Aircraft Commander, and Naval Station Operations Officer. Lee retired from the Naval service on June 30, 1975 with the rank of Commander U.S.N. During his brief retirement Lee enjoyed hunting waterfowl and deer on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; and in the fall of 1976 he enrolled in the Aviation Technician program at the Frederick Community College (FCC) in Frederick, MD. Upon completion of the program he received his Airframe and Powerplant License and was employed as an instructor in the same program. Lee retired from FCC in June of 1987. In 1997 Lee moved back to Flushing, OH where for many years he was Finance Officer of Post 366 of the American Legion. CDR Marshall is a life member of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), the American Legion, the VFW, and the Disabled American Veterans(DAV).